Fast Breaking Comment by Dr. Martin Bohner

Dr. Martin Bohner answers a few questions about this month's fast breaking paper in field of Mathematics.

From •>>October 2002

Field: Mathematics
Article Title: "Asymptotic behavior of dynamic equations on time scales"
Authors: Bohner, M;Lutz, DA
Journal: J DIFFER EQU APPL
Volume: 7
Page: 21-50
Year: 2001
* Univ Missouri, Dept Math & Stat, 115 Rolla Bldg, Rolla, MO 65409 USA.
* San Diego State Univ, Dept Math & Comp Sci, San Diego, CA 92182 USA.

Does your paper describe a new discovery or new methodology that's useful to others?

This paper is part of a fairly new and exciting effort to unify continuous and discrete calculus. Dynamic equations on time scales have been introduced in order to unify the theories of differential equations and of difference equations.

Could you summarize the significance of your paper in layman's terms?

The study of time scales has led to several important applications, e.g., in the study of insect population models. Currently, many researchers are getting interested in this theory and are contributing important results.

Dr. Martin Bohner
University of Missouri-Rolla
Department of Mathematics
115 Rolla Building
Rolla, MO 65409-0020

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